Design-Build Labs Since 1991 the School of Architecture has conducted design-build labs during the last two weeks in July. They are supervised by faculty members or sessional instructors, and involve undergraduate and graduate architecture students directly in issues of construction, performance, and material in relation to design. Many of the free lab projects are described in Free Lab: Design-Build Projects from the School of Architecture, Dalhousie University, 1991-2006, a 120-page book available from Tuns Press. Projects typically include small buildings, landscape installations, films, and performances. Some projects are constructed on the grounds of the university's Sexton Campus. Others are located elsewhere in Halifax and beyond: Kingsburg, the Annapolis Valley, Cape Breton Island, etc. The construction of these design-build projects has been a notable public event in downtown Halifax and other communities, raising public awareness of architecture and building construction. Materials The School of Architecture welcomes donations of building materials and other services for the design-build labs, and is also grateful to companies who can provide materials or services at cost. Support will be acknowledged with a sign at the site of the construction project. Please contact this year's Free Lab coordinator, Emanuel Jannasch, at 902-225-4717 or jannasch@dal.ca. Articles on recent labs Chéticamp, Nova Scotia - 3e Congrès Mondial Acadien (2004) JAE article and award for Chéticamp project (2005)